Steelpan Newspaper Clippings
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The Steelpan Newspaper clippings was established in 2013 with a grant from the Campus Research and Publication Fund of the University of the West Indies St. Augustine. The project was initiated by Dr. Jeannine Remy a lecturer with the Department of Creative and Festival Arts. The primary goal of the project is to archive, preserve and organize newspaper clippings on the topic of steelpan found in the West Indiana and Special Collections Division at the Alma Jordan Library, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. So that researchers and students of the art form can easily access information related to the topic of steelpan.
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Item They're Trying to Steal the Pan(Express, 1-Aug-99) Martin-Hinds, Angela; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago“There are forces at work today trying to wrest from Trinbagonian Africans the ownership of the steelband”. This was stated emphatically by Kenrick Thomas, the author of a new book entitled Panriga— Tacarigua's Contribution to the Evolution of the Steelband Phenomenon in Trinidad and Tobago. Thomas also disagrees with those who claim that only people from Port of Spain contributed to steelpan and has written the book to show how the pan developed.Item Christmas Comes Early for Panazz Players(Express, 1-Aug-99) Joseph, Terry; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoPanazz Players recreated a Christmas mood, as the band put down tracks for their next album at Studio Rob in the Caribbean Sound Basin. The ten-track album of popular seasonal selections cost the band some TT$100,000. Bandleader Barry Bartholomew said “we went for the traditional Christmas music and looked for songs that would have international appeal".Item Arnold Agrees with Pan Finals in South(Newsday, 1-Dec-06) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoPan Trinbago president Patrick Arnold said “we have no problem with hosting the pan finals in South”. In agreeing with the idea, Arnold said Skinner Park is as good as any venue in Port of Spain. The proposal was first made to San Fernando Mayor Kenneth Ferguson by the head of the San Fernando Carnival Committee Alderman Junia Regrello.Item Savannah Not Place For Pan Finals(Trinidad Guardian, 1-Dec-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoJohn Babb reviews Category C finals of the Steelbands' Music Festival held at the Grand Stand, Queen's Park Savannah. Babb states that it was unfortunate that bands had to compete in such an atmosphere as the Savannah crowd proved difficult for Pan Trinbago officials to control and the expanse of the open air space made it difficult to accentuate the expressions of classical music. Results of Category C finals are provided.Item British Company to Mass-Produce Trinidad- Invented Instrument: Foreign Pans May Soon Be On Local Store Shelves(Express, 1-Dec-73) Lewis, Roderick; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoA British company, 'Steelband Promotions' has pioneered a technique in steelband production that is more advanced than Trinidad and Tobago where it originated. The company's move to mass-produce pans came in the wake of steelband music being introduced in the curriculum for schools throughout England. Local panmen may soon be buying pans manufactured in England.Item Made In U.K. Assembly Line 'Pans' For Trinidad(Trinidad Guardian, 1-Dec-73) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoSteelband Promotions of Croydon, England is planning to export to Trinidad, steelband instruments which have been already running off the assembly line. The system of producing the musical instruments have eliminated the use of oil drums and substitutes a purpose-made instrument that only needs to be tuned. The new method is more productive and advance than the traditional ones used ever since the steelband originated in Trinidad and Tobago.Item Music Came Naturally to Amrit Samaroo(Express, 1-Dec-99) Sookram, Caldeo; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThis article discusses Amrit Samaroo’s interest in playing the steel pan as he flows in his father, Jit Samaroo's footsteps. With his father as his main tutor, Amrit has developed a love for music. He loves all types of music — classical, calypso, reggae, jazz, Indian, Latin American and parang. Amrit, however, prefers classical composers like Mozart and others, since he believes that to conquer that field of music is a real challenge.Item Merrytones and Sforzata Out Front as Pan Semis Near(Express, 1-Feb-07) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoMerrytones and Clico Sforzata are out front in the small and medium band categories respectively, as the Panorama semis get set to roll at the Queen's Park Savannah. Fifteen small and fourteen medium conventional bands will move forward to the National Panorama Semi Finals. The article includes a full list of the competing large and medium band semifinalists.Item How Steelband Music Came into Being: Ellie Brought Pan Out of Dark Ages(Sunday Express, 1-Feb-70) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe article recounts how steelband music came into being and the history and development of the steelpan. From the beat of the biscuit drum without notes to a paint drum and Winston 'Spree' Simon being credited with inventing the first melodic pan. Then along came Ellie Mannette who put more notes on the ping pong and rubber on the beating end of the sticks, bringing panmen and pan music out of the dark ages.Item Tourist Board Told Move Now to Promote Steelbands(Trinidad Guardian, 1-Feb-73) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoA Committee on Employment Opportunities for Steelbandsmen, headed by Labour Minister Errol Mahabir, has recommended that the Tourist Board move immediately to promote the steelband as an art form, and has suggested four avenues by which it could do so. It was also suggested that the full scale manufacture of steelband instruments should commence to supply local demand and for export.Item Panmen End Consultation With Hope For Movement(Trinidad Guardian, 1-Feb-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoSteelbandsmen, representing bands throughout Trinidad and Tobago, were pleased with the National Consultation and had new hope for the progressive development of the country's unique art form. Panmen met with Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams and his Cabinet and Dr. Williams set a date for the Tripartite Committee on Sponsorship, to discuss the issue of sponsorship for steelbands. Reports of three committees, music training, employment opportunities and standardization were accepted at the Consultation.Item The Steelband Talks at Chag: Jobs, Legal Protection For T'dad Panmen(Express, 1-Feb-73) Mohammed, Stephen; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoPanmen's dreams for the establishment of a pan factory, the setting up of training courses in management, legal protection, etc. and employment opportunities, are to become reality as these were among ten points of agreement reached at the National Consultation on the Steelband. Cabinet is expected to take 'positive and concrete action' on these points.Item Move to Stop Threat to Panorama(Daily Express, 1-Feb-78) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoPanorama judges demand an apology in writing from sixteen bands and Pan Trinbago, for accusing them of cheating on behalf of certain steelbands. If the judges do not get an apology, they would refuse to adjudicate and the semi-finals and finals will have to be called off, for the regulations state that the same judges must decide on the winning bands right through the competition. Pan Trinbago's executive have decided to bow to the judges' wish.Item Despers Earn Most Points in Prelims(Daily Express, 1-Feb-83) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoWITCO Desperadoes was awarded more points than any other band that took part in the preliminary steelband competitions, in the North, South and East zone. Despers placed first in Panorama North zonal preliminaries with their rendition of Blue Boy's "Rebecca". International Trust Nu-Tones won the East zone and Dunlop Tornadoes won the South zonal preliminaries.Item Panorama in Danger(Daily Express, 1-Feb-85) Robertson, Leonard; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoWith only one day to go before the preliminaries, Panorama 1985 is hanging in the balance once more. Representatives of about 100 steelbands have decided to withdraw from the show unless the Minister of Sport, Culture and Youth Affairs, Marilyn Gordon met with them to resolve the issue of payments to officers of the pan movement and to decide on the 25 per cent increase in prize money.Item Trintoc Invaders and Merry Tones on Stage at the Steelband Preliminaries(Daily Express, 1-Feb-88) Cordner, Ossie; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThis is a picture taken by Ossie Cordner that shows the Savannah scene as Trintoc Invaders and Merry Tones got ready to take the stage at the steelband preliminaries.Item Pannist in Hospital(Daily Express, 1-Feb-88) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoPannist Earl Brooks was in the Port of Spain General Hospital after suffering lacerations to the face in a vehicular accident. Brooks, a tenor player with Phase II, was returning from the South-Central steelband preliminaries at Skinner Park.Item Tobago Bands Vie for Final Panorama Spots(Express, 1-Feb-99) Joseph, Terry; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoFive Tobago bands compete in the Tobago zonal Panorama and vie for a spot in semi-final round to held next Sunday at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain.Item New Home for Panorama: The Big Story(Express, 1-Feb-99) Joseph, Terry; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoAccording to representatvies from Pan Trinbago, all steelband Panorama competitions may be held at a site in Trincity, currently leased by the Export Development Corporation (EDC) and owned by Home Construction Limted.Item Striking Up a Conversation in Pan(Trinidad Guardian, 1-Jul-95) Nero, Sean; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoBrian "Tiki" Brumant , Amoco Renegades star tenor pannist is currently in Japan conducting a two month pan workshop. The musician and aspiring arranger is expected to do at least 20 weekend workshops. Conversation, a promotion outfit in Japan that explores ethnic cultures, is responsible for Tiki's visit and has previous experience with pan, collaborating with Renegades and Samaroo Jets Steel Orchestras.